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The Roman theatre of Aspendos is one of the best preserved theatres of the Roman world.
The theatre was built in the period 161 - 169 CE during the reign of Marcus Aurelius. The cavea is semicircular in shape and divided in two by a large diazoma. There are 21 tiers of seats above and 20 below. The capacity was about 12,000 people. (Aspendos, Turkey)
Raddato, C. (2014, March 02). Stage, Roman Theatre, Aspendos. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/2334/
Raddato, Carole. "Stage, Roman Theatre, Aspendos." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 02, 2014. https://www.ancient.eu/image/2334/.
Raddato, Carole. "Stage, Roman Theatre, Aspendos." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 02 Mar 2014. Web. 03 Mar 2021.
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